Elementary ESOL Teacher

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description

Job Title Code: 870

Salary Grade: T01 –T06

Department: Language Services & Cultural Equality (LSCE)

Reports To: Director of LSCE & Building Administrator

FLSA Status: Exempt

Date Prepared: November 2021

Teach content subject aligned to state and national standards outlined by KCPS' guaranteed and viable curriculum. Proactively seeks to identify and screen possible English Learners, and collaborates with all staff members to ensure English Language Development instruction and support is provided within all subject areas.

• Facilitates learning and instruction by using multiple presentation methods: demonstrating, modeling, visual representations, and strategies that aid in supplementing and engaging students' content.
• Collaborates with teachers and staff to adapt and scaffold materials, assignments, and assessments to improve second language acquisition using ELD, KCPS', and state standards.
• Administers tests to evaluate the progress, results, and issues reports to inform all stakeholders of student progress.
• Keeps and maintains in SIS: grades, progress, attendance, lesson plans, student records, discipline information, parent contact log, as needed or required.
• Maintains a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Ensures communication and translation/interpretation for stakeholders (parents/guardians) in their native language when possible.
• Participates in multiple meeting types: faculty, professional meetings, educational conferences, professional development, and workshops.
• Creates and maintains daily schedules to meet the needs of EL students and supports in the creation of the ESOL Instructional Paraprofessionals to ensure coverage.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Education from a four-year college or university
• Valid Missouri State Certification in grade level or content area assigned
• Valid Missouri State Certification in ESL (K-12) or willing to obtain ESL Endorsement

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching English language learners.
• Teaching experience in urban schools.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The job requires that the employee be able to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least 10 pounds.

Length of work year: 8 hours per day; 5 days/week; 187 work days

Benefits:
Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS;
Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.